Joachim Holtz (M'87–SM'88–F'93) received the Dipl.-Ing. degree and the Ph.D. degree from the Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, in 1967 and 1969, respectively.
In 1969, he was an Associate Professor and, in 1971, a Full Professor and Head of the Control Engineering Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. He was with the Siemens Research Laboratories, Erlangen, Germany, in 1972. From 1976 to 1998, he was a Professor and Head of the Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany. He is currently a Professor Emeritus and a Consultant. He has extensively published, among others 12 invited journal papers. He is the coauthor of four books and the holder of 31 patents.
Dr. Holtz was the recipient of 12 IEEE Prize Paper Awards. He was also the recipient of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Dr. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award, the IEEE Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award, the IEEE Power Electronics Society William E. Newell Field Award, the IEEE Third Millenium Medal, and the IEEE Lamme Gold Medal. He was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Senior AdCom member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Chair of the IEEE Industry Applications Society Fellow Committee, and member of the Static Power Converter Committee, IEEE Industry Applications Society.
Joachim Holtz (M'87–SM'88–F'93) received the Dipl.-Ing. degree and the Ph.D. degree from the Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, in 1967 and 1969, respectively.
In 1969, he was an Associate Professor and, in 1971, a Full Professor and Head of the Control Engineering Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. He was with the Siemens Research Laboratories, Erlangen, Germany, in 1972. From 1976 to 1998, he was a Professor and Head of the Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany. He is currently a Professor Emeritus and a Consultant. He has extensively published, among others 12 invited journal papers. He is the coauthor of four books and the holder of 31 patents.
Dr. Holtz was the recipient of 12 IEEE Prize Paper Awards. He was also the recipient of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Dr. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award, the IEEE Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award, the IEEE Power Electronics Society William E. Newell Field Award, the IEEE Third Millenium Medal, and the IEEE Lamme Gold Medal. He was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Senior AdCom member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Chair of the IEEE Industry Applications Society Fellow Committee, and member of the Static Power Converter Committee, IEEE Industry Applications Society.View more 
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